How to Make, Store, and Serve Ice Cream

When you consider the ratio of “wow” factor to effort, few desserts rate higher than homemade ice cream. Just take some milk, cream, eggs, sugar, salt, and a vanilla bean, and with an inexpensive ice cream maker and 10 minutes of hands-on time, you can pretty much achieve superhero status. I have three serious vanilla fans in my family, so that’s what’s usually spinning at my house. Once you’ve mastered our recipe, go ahead and riff. Need a head start? Here are a couple of our favorite options: